June 26, 2017

With the end of the school year upon us, we wanted to provide you with

an update of what has happened within Orde’s School Council this

school year. First, we would like to thank all the families, caregivers, Orde

staff and Orde Student Council members who attended our School

Council meetings, providing us with information and sharing feedback

on school events. We would also like to thank the many volunteers who

have spent countless hours ensuring that the School Council activities

have been a huge success, enriching the school experience for our

children.

Some of the School Council supported activities have been:

Daily Snack Program – Growing brains need to be fed. A healthy snack was provided daily to students at no cost to them. Kim Farewell and Paula Tom were instrumental in coordinating and facilitating this important program. A special mention to Monica Galiano for her efforts last year and earlier this school year.

Monthly Pizza Days – this represented an alternative to box lunches brought in by students and was extremely well received and appreciated. Many thanks to Sole Fernandez and the cast of many volunteers who had made this happen to the thrill of our students.

Lunch-time vocal music group – ‘Wow’ is all we have to say as the soothing melody echoed throughout the foyer during lunch time. Johanna Wong and Joe Angelo led the key note in helping our students explore their artistic talents in these gleeful sessions.

Bi-monthly Breakfast Club – Tea anyone? Coming to a new school and possibly a new city or country can be daunting. School Council continued to host regular morning Breakfast Club events in the school foyer where parents and caregivers could share good food and good conversation.

After School Movie Nights: – Who doesn’t like a good movie with friends? Thanks to Lisa and Mike Wenger for coordinating all of the moving parts in these epic events. By the way, how many popcorn machines does it take to feed a school? Lots…..

Spiritwear and Mabel’s Labels campaigns: - School Council continued to offer a range of Orde Street School Spirit-wear for sale-a great way to show pride in our school community. In order to ensure that none of your child’s Spirit-wear goes missing, please consider purchasing Mabel’s label’s through the link www.campaigns.mabelslabels.com and select ‘Orde Street Public School’. A portion of the proceeds of each sale will

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We would like to acknowledge all those

volunteers: parents, teachers, staff, community

members who donated their precious time,

contributing, supporting, and enhancing the rich

community at Orde Street Jr. Public School for our

children. Thank you to (our apologies if your name was

missed) – Adha Gupta, Adrian Leung, Ahreum, Alan Liu, Allison Angelo, Annie Zhou, Arwa Bafail,

Azmiri Sultana, Beverley Ho, Brad Cran, Brandon Laraby, Carmen Dominguez, Cindy Trumper, Chik Onnagawa,

Damian Fernandez, Darlene Tam, David Wong, Delia Frias, Denise Canso,

Dehong Zong, Derek Boyd, Eileen Crowley, Fay, Fred

Chow, Gamilat Mohamed, Heather Root, Heba Eldeken, Irene Lara

Corrales, Iris Fung, Jabeen Fayyaz, Jane Fernandes,

Jasmine ChowJason Lang, Jason Leung, Jeff Chang,

Jennifer Liauw, Jennifer Yeaman, Joann

Fucchansky, Joanne Kotsopoulos, Johanna

Wong, Jose Chang, Joseph Angelo, Kelly Spencer, Kim

Farewell, Kota Kagawa, Kristin Brown,

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go directly to School Council to fund activities for your children. Thank you to Jen Yeaman for her drive and hard work on both campaigns.

Spring Fair in May – First time, but definitely not the last time. The Orde community went into overdrive with this fun filled event with games, activities, food and amazing raffle prizes from our local area businesses. Thanks to Peggy Lee, Sole Fernandez, Jennifer Yeaman and all of the volunteers in juggling everything necessary to make this a spectacular festival.

Through the generosity of Orde Families and the support of the programs described above, we continue to spend the collected funds to enhance the students’ school experiences and support our Orde staff in making this the best school ever.

Some examples of our spending have been:

• Continuing to assist in the purchase of interactive technology to get more iPads/ laptops and smart televisions into every classroom

• Purchase of a Bluetooth enabled sound system to be used in the gymnasium and throughout the school for school events and activities

• Allocation of up to of $300 per classroom to enable teachers to buy learning aids to enrich their classrooms or to off-set the cost of classroom activities such as field trips and classroom speakers

• Funding of the activities mentioned above, like the Snack Program, as well as contributing items for prizes and awards for various events throughout the year.

This past April, with the leadership of Technology Chair Brandon Laraby, School Council launched the Orde Street Public School Fundraising Initiative to assist in funding the many important initiatives at Orde Street Public School. Donations continue to be accepted online and we encourage you to make a donation. A link can be found on the Orde Street Public School website or at - http://tinyurl.com/OrdeFundraising.

We thank you for your continued support in our fundraising efforts.

As Orde School Council continues to ramp up its activities for next year, volunteers are critical to ensure we can maintain a vibrant, energetic school community. Please contact us at orde.school.council@gmail.com if you are interested in joining our team!!!

On behalf of Orde Street Public School Council, thank you for your amazing contributions and support this year. We look forward to another fabulous year in September. Have a great summer!

Tasha Goh and Johanna Wong, Co-Chairs

Lenny Salmena, Lily Meng, Lisa Wenger, Maiko Fukuoka, MandeelSodhi, Mandy Ksodhi, Maher Alzahrani, Mahmood Abu Ruja May Chan, Megumi Mehregan, Mahmudi, Melissa Chow, Michael Zhang, Michelle Liu, Mike Wenger, Miki Takasu, Miwa Ikeguchi, Mohammed Aldarweesh, Mona Hady, Monica Galiano, Muna Anu Ruja, Nadia Roumeliotis, Nagla Elhussein, Nagla Lin, Neha Chandrasekaran, Oliver Donohue, Paola Ferraz, Paula Tom, Payal Gupta, Peggy Lee, Razan Elhussein, Reham Fadel, Sal Alamary, Salma Amarin, Sandya Thomas, Sarah Wenger, Sarah Ing, Sayaka Nakamura, Shahad Almuammar, Sohyla Hanout, Sole Fernandez, Sunano Kagawa, Susan Ing, Tanya Yan, Tasha Goh, Tsugumi, Tzen-Yi Goh, Wayne Tam, Yamama Jishi, Yasser Akangari Thank you to the Orde Principal Mr. Michael Walkington, and all the administrative and teaching Staff: Andrea Padmore, Aviva Grinberg, Cristina Papa, Diana D’Oria, Dianne White, Fan Yin, Fatima Jaffer, Henri Rasmussen, Helena Zhang, Jane Gordon, Jane Mann, Janet Kontomerkos, Joyce Tsui, Julia Bentley, Julian Blair, Karen Templin, Kerry Gibson, Lisa Wang, Lina Zhu, Lucy Torres, Mamta Bhatt, Marilyn Bell, Marilyn Hughes, Martin Lewis, Marta Souza, Michael Bennett, Michelle Bruner, Michelle Thai, Paola Bedwell, Pang O’Neill, Said Khayat, Sandra Tan, Shelly Xu, Solai Tam, Stephanie Hawkland, Stephanie Kelford, Teresa Hong, Yu Gao, Caretaking Staff: Bill Kotevski, Curtis, Manny, Shelley, And the entire Orde Day Care Staff